I Neb. State Historical Society
The Frontier
LXIV O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1943 NO. 11
Warnings and Cautions
From District Office Of
Price Administrator
Occupants of oil-heated homes
were urged by M. E. Rawlings,
district director of the Office of
Price Administration at Sioux
City, today to return their appli
cations for next year’s fuel oil
rations to their War Price and
Rationing Boards promptly, if
possible within the next 48 hours.
While there is no deadline for
filing applications, it is very pos
sible that those who delay may
find it difficult to get supplies be
fore the first cold weather arrives
next fall. It is further pointed
out by P. R. Mitchell, of the act
ing district rationing office, that
dealers can give consumers bet
ter delivery service during the
year if they can begin deliveries
in the summer. This helps dealers
solve manpower and truck short
age problems and it also enables
them to add appreciably to the
total storage capacity in the ra
tioned area.
People who have already re
ceived their rations for fuel oil
for next winter are hereby re
quested to make the maximum
purchases which their rations dl
low at the earliest possible mo
ment.
Contact your fuel dealer im
mediately and make arrange
ments for summer deliveries.
Public co-operation in placing
orders early will enable dealers
to serve the consumers ahead of
entering any winter emergency
and to use their delivery service
most efficiently. It is essential
that consumers begin the heating
season with as large an inventory
of oil as possible.
Under OPA regulations, all
holders of gasoline rations must
now place the state and license
number of the vehicle upon all
gasoline coupons immediately up
on receipt of the ration, declares
M. E. Rawlings, Sioux City dist
rict director of the Office of Price
Administration. He stated that
any ration holder found to be in
possession of any coupons not
bearing thus designation will be
in violation of the gasoline regu
lations. .
It was also pointed out by P.
R. Mitchell, acting district ration
ing officer, that service station op
erators are not ^allowed to accept
‘ loose coupons under any condi
tions and again cautioned these
operators to check the license
number of a car to determine
whether the ration coupon was
issued for the vehicle into which
the gasoline is being delivered.
All motorists are urged to join
in this program to eliminate
“black market” operations and
other illegal activities in the sale
and use of gasoline. .
Automobile traffic in the Sioux
City OPA District over the week
end of the Fourth was compara
tively light, according to reports
received by M. E. Rawlings, dist
rict director. In a survey cover
ing the entire district including
inquiries directed to every peace
officer, it was discovered that
travel in this territory during the
Fourth of July week-end was
about 50 to 75 percent lighter than
in previous years. ,
It was pointed out by Mr. Rawl
ings that there are a limited num
ber of resorts in this district, but
that the survey indicated that
people in this district were, m
large part, complying with tne
gasoline and tire regulations.
It was also disclosed, according
to Tom E. Murray, acting chief
counsel for the Sioux City district
office, that 38 violations had been
reported and that enforcement
actions had been started in those
cases. He joined with Mr. Rawl
ings in the statement that this
record was a credit to the people
of this district but issued the cau
tion that the enforcement pro
gram would continue, and that all
reported violators were subject to
a revocation of their gasoline sod
w tire ration privileges and to a for
feiture of their rights to receive
further rations up to a period ol
one year.
E. G. Casey Is Given
Boost By Magazine
E. G. Casey, O’Neill district su
perintendent for Continental Oil
Company, is receiving national
publicity in the current issue of
the Red Triangle Magazine, the
company’s publication. The maga
zine highly praises Mr. Casey and
the agents in his district for then
outstanding record of marketing
grease in this territory. The Re
Triangle has nation-wide distri
bution.
Marriage Licenses
Dale Gumb, 21, and Marjorie
Banks, 21, both of Burwell, on
Wtdnesday, July 21st.
County Court
Ervin Clark was arrested July
11th by Patrolman Meistrell and
charged with having no drivers
license. He pled guilty as charged
and was fined $1 and costs of
$3.10.
Pvt. Francis Hickey returned
Monday to Camp Campbell, Ky.,
after a furlough here visiting his
parents and other friends.
Spencer Boy State Winner
National Poster Contest
Byron Rosengren of Spencer,
has just been announced as
state champion for Nebraska in a
national poster contest in which
7,633 high school students repre
senting every state took part. The
theme of this contest was, “Meat
As a Weapon of War,” according
to the National Livestock and
Meat Board, contest sponsor.
In a statement accompanying
his winning poster, Byron stated
in part: “Production of munitions
is a very important job and the
1 American public rose to meet the
demands of their loved ones in
uniform. Now, their cry and that
of their brethren from our allied
nations, is echoing again, but this
time strength-producing meat is
their necessity. Each individual
capable of producing meat must
exert himself to the fullest extent
until the state as a whole is rap
idly attaining the goal in meat
production.”
The National Livestock and
Meat Board is an organization
which represents all branches of
the livestock and meat industry.
It carries on a research and edu
cational program in co-operation
with high schools, colleges, univer
sities, the United States Depart
Department of Agriculture, and
others.
Yocum-Holm
Miss Dorothy Yocum, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs, H. A. Yocum, of
' this city, wate united in marriage
I on July 4th in the Lutheran
j church in New York City, to
' Cal Holm, son of Mr. and Mrs.
G. H. Holm of Royal.
The young couple were attend
ed by Miss Bonnie Kurtz of this
city, a friend of the bride and
groom, and Warren Holm, brother
of the groom. The bride and
bridesmaid were dressed alike
in white pleated skirts, with blue
and white sailor tops. They wore
white accessories.
The groom and best man wore
their white uniforms.
A wedding reception immedi
ately followed the ceremony at
the home of friends of the young
couple.
The groom, who is a members
of the Merchant Marine, will leave
soon for sea duty.
Mrs. Holm returned Thursday
from New York City, and will
make her home with her parents
for the time being.
K. A. Fenderson Taken
To Veterans’ Hospital
The Biglin ambulance took K.
D. Fenderson, of the Consumers
Public Power Company, to the
Veterans’ Hospital at Lincoln last
Friday afternoon. Mr. Fenderson
has been a sufferer from gall
stones for a few years and Friday
he had an extremely severe at
tack, and accompanied by Dr.
Brown, he was taken to the hos
pital. Word from the hospital yes
terday was to the effect that he
was resting mucheasier, but phys
icians there were still studying
his case.
Another O’Neill Boy Is
Made A Sergeant
Willard C. Claussen has recent
ly been promoted from the rank
of Corporal to that’ of Sergeant at
Luke Field, Ariz., where he is
now stationed as a clerk in unit
personnel. He is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Claussen of O’Neill and
! graduated from the ONeill High
I School.
Hospital Notes
Carol Grenier, a tonsilectomy
on Wednesday.
Denny Lockman, a tonsilectomy
j on Tuesday.
Charles Asher, a tonsilectomy
on Wednesday.
Mervin Asher, a tonsilectomy
on Wednesday.
i Mrs. Harry Ashey of Walnut,
a tonsilectomy on Tuesday.
Rolan Lee Krupa Verdigree, a
tonsilectomy on Tuesday.
Mrs. Dwight Hammerlin and
! baby dismissed on Wednesday.
Mrs. A1 Miller, of Ewing, ad
j mitted on Thursday.
Mrs. Myrtle Grass admitted last
Thursday.
Mrs. Walter Fick and baby dis
missed on Saturday.
Mrs. A. E. Dickerson dismissed
on Monday.
1 William Muller admitted on
j Thursday, dismissed on Monday.
Alleges Meat Game Being
Played By Chain Stores
A full investigation of charges
that chain store purchases of small
meat packing plants have cut off
supplies from small retailers will
be made by the Senate Committee
on Small Business, Senator Ken
neth S. Wherry of Nebraska an
nounced today.
| Requests for such action have
been sent to the committee by the
Federation of Nebraska Retailers,
the Massachusetts Retail Grocers
and Provision Dealers’ Associa
tion, and other independent re
tailing groups. According to the
small retailers, chain stores have
bought up small packing plants in
order to obtain new sources of
scarce meat supplies. The products
of these plants are then channeled
entirely through the chain store
outlets. The small retailers ask
that the Government refuse to al
low the packing plant quotas, es
tablished by former sales to small
retailers, to be transferred to the
chains.
Senator Wherry, who is head
ing the investigation for the Small
Business Committee at the re
quest of Senator James E. Mur
ray, of Montana, chairman of the
committee, also announced that a
public hearing on the subject has
been tentatively scheduled for
August 16th at Omaha. Senator
Murray and other members of the
committee are expected to attend,
together with representatives of
the Food Administration, the Of
fice of Price Administration and
other federal agencies. A full list
of scheduled witnesses will be an
nounced in the near future.
Sunday School Gathering
On Eagle Creek Sunday
The 20th annual Holt County
Sunday School Group-Gathering
will convene 20 miles north of
O’Neill in a shady spot on Eagle
creek just east of the Spencer
highway on Sunday, July 25. The
forenoon session will start at 10
o’clock and the afternoon session
at 2 o’clock. There will be a num
ber of speakers on the program,
including Rev. Harry E. Udd of
Omaha. The basket dinner at the
noon hour is always an occasion
of real fellowship. A cordial in
vitation is extended to everyone
j to come and meet with. us. in this
outdoor gathering on the Lord’s
day.—S. Hallgrimson, Missionary,
American Sunday School Union.
In Committee Assembled
Says Guy S. Williams in his
“Rolling Along” column in the
World-Herald: “Rep. Miller (rep.,
Nebr.,) has suggested to National
Committeeman Spangler that “the
three living defeated candidates
for president” and republican
leaders in congress constitute a
committee to work out a unified
republican policy.
Chairman: The meeting will
come to order.
1st Committeeman: I didn’t
come to order. I came to find out
why the hell I can’t get delivery
on a plowshare I ordered six
months ago.
2nd Committeeman: Have you
filled out a form?
1st Committeeman: How is a
man going to fill out his form
without food, and how is he go
ing to get food if he can’t get the
implements to plant it with?
Chairman: Don’t you think
Washington might give you some
relief?
1st Committeeman: I know
damn well he would if he was
here, but unfortunately for this
country he has been dead for
nearly 150 years.
3rd Committeeman: He’s still
worth more to the country dead
than a new dealer is alive.
Chairman: Speaking of the
dead, we have with us today the
three living defeated candidates
for president: Mr. Hoover, Mr.
Landon. and Mr. Willkie.
4th Chairman: 'What about A1
Smith and Jim Cox?
Chairman: They are democrats.
5th Committeeman: If they’re
real democrats, they belong right
in here with us.
6th Committeeman: You mean
right out here with us, don’t you?
Chairman: I will now ask our
three distinguished guests to rise.
Mr. Hoover (to Mr. Willkie):
Did he say distinguished or ex
tinguished?
Mr. Landon: Don’t ask me to
rise. I tried to rise in ’36, and
look what happened to me.
Several Committeemen: We
want Willkie!
Several Other Committeemen:
We want Dewey!
Chairman: That is the question:
Dewey want Willkie or Dewey?
1st Committeeman: I’ll still set
tle for a plowshare.
Mrs. R. J. Rakowski went to
Omaha on Tuesday to visit her
husband, who had been in a hos
pital there for medical treatment.
They went to Lincoln Wednesday,
where he will enter the Veteran’s
Hospital for treatment.
Miss Margaret Jean Yantzi,
Joan Burgess, Polly Rickly and
Marvin Holsclaw returned Thurs
day from Blair, where they had
attended a Presbyterian Belle
view Conference. Rev. Scott went
to Blair after them.
BREEZES FROM
THE SOUTHWEST
By Romain* Saunders
Atkinson, Nebr„ Star Route No. 5.
Propaganda— clever efforts to
get you to believe a lie.
A stout lady and a pair of bib
overalls is one way of effecting a
grotesque combination.
Maybe it’s alright to boast of
patriotism, but isn’t it better to
do something about it?
A paragraph in this department
last issue had the name Floyd
James, which should have read
Floyd Adams.
Members of congress sooth
frayed nerves by recessing the
session, which also releases the
tension on the whole Washington
front.
These are not my figures but
those of that eminent American,
J. Edgar Hoover: “For every $10
in liquor revenue, there is direct
cost to the United States of
$66.90.”
President Vargas of Brazil
shows the good will of his coun
try toward Yankeeland by mak
ing us a present of 400,000 sacks
of coffee to be sent to our fight
ing forces.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey seems
to be the favorite in the Gallup
Eoll for the republican standard
earer next election. He is popu
lar with most all classes, has
made good and hasn’t written a
book.
Citizens in the fixed or near
fixed income group, who have no
part in the harvest of fluttering
billions in currency, would be
benefitted most by a roll-back of
living costs of about 50 percent,
but they are not the ones who are
making such demands.
A Milwaukee paper says food
is not short in the U. S. “It is in
telligent food management that is
short. Persistent and deliberate
political mismanagement is the
thing at fault, with ‘ all its dire
menace to the security and health
of the American people.” Enemies
of the setup on the Potomac will
applaud and friends will have to
admit that’s about the way of it.
A lady down at Arnold offers
a demurrer on two of the “four
freedoms” on the . grounds that
both fear and want have their
uses. Fear and want are both
good prods for the Adam inherent
in us all, she observes. When you
are “skeered” and want, actually
need something, continuing the
quotation, you think of something
to do and do it, if you are lucky
enough to live in a free country.
“This country was matured on
freedom of opportunity with con
siderable fear and want mixed in.
It is freedom of the spirit we must
have—of speech, of the press and
of property.”
Out of that strip of earth wash
ed by the waters of the Mediter
ranean and the Adriatic, rich in
mystic memories where still stand
the crumbling monuments of the
once empress of the world, comes
rumors. Have the bagatelle of the
Caesars had enough? We wait
to hear again out of that region
of ancient story the plaint of
Diomed:
Enough of Trojans to this lance
shall yield,
In the full harvest of yon am
ple field;
Enough of Greeks shall dye thy
spear with gore;
But thou and Diomed he fears
no more.
In cold, impersonal and too of
fen deliberate bias acts and utter
ances of chief executives are ap
plauded or condemned. Exalted
office enshrouds the symbol of
what one faction approves and
another opposes. Ana on occasion
to get a glimpse of the human
side of one executive that cuts
across partisan impulse and drops
the encasement of official order
it is discovered that the highly ex
alted may have also the senti
ments of the meek and lowly.
Read this, recently attributed to
Mr. Roosevelt: “The Bible is a
fountain of strength; and, now as
always, an aid in attaining the
highest asperations of the human
soul.”
The July sun hangs like a ce
lestial furnace in the mid-day of
the blue heavens, white clouds
float in scattered masses, trees
bend their green plumage in the
wind, the large insects drone laz
ily from bush to bush, birds are
in hiding as a hungry hawk flies
low along a nearly dry water
course to dive upon a luckless
frog, the full-throated note of the
meadow lark has not been heard
for days, but a dainty yellow
breast is on, show for a brief mo
ment in a tree nearby, white and
blue and gold flowers nod on long
stems out in the wind, an occas
ional hen ventures from the shade
with beak ajar and wings slightly
lifted, stock stands with nozzles
to the wind and tails on a perpet
ual motion schedule to combat
Former O’Neill Boy
Killed In Action
Mrs. S. J. Weekes received word
last Monday that her nephew, Lee
j Weekes, was killed in action over
i seas. The message did not state
the day of his death, but it is
thought that he was killed in the
the invasion of Sicily. Lee was
in the U. S. Navy and was on a
mine sweeper. He served in World
War I and then was on a mine
sweeper, and he enlisted a year
ago last spring for World War II,
as he believed that the experi
ence that he had gained in the
first war would be of benefit to
his country. He was 49 years of
age, and way past the draft a^e.
He leaves surviving him his wife
and one son, James, 13, who are
residents of Omaha.
Mrs. Weekes received a letter
from him dated June 24, written
from Algiers, in which he stated
that h'e was getting along nicely.
This was the last she heard from
him until she received word from
his brother, Dale, that a message
from the Navy Department an
nounced that he had been killed
in action.
Lee was a former resident of
this city, coming here in 1919 and
held a position in the O’Neill Na
tional Bank for a couple of years.
In November, 1921, he went to
Omaha and entered the office of
the writer as a deputy United
States marshal, where he served
faithfully and well for about two
andl a half years, when he resign
ed to enter other employment.
Since his removal to Omaha in
1921 he had made his home in
that city. He is also survived by
a brother. Dale Weekes, who re
sides in Council Bluffs. Lee was
a fine young man and had a hap
py faculty of making and retain
ing friends and his passing will
be sincerely mourned by a host
of friends over the state. But he
passed away in defense of his
country, doing what he had been
trained to do and which he could
do well, assisting in clearing wat
ers of mines so that the ships
could pass safely through. Sin
cere sympathy is extended to the
bereaved relatives.
Successes On All
War Fronts
After nine days of battling on
the Island of Sicily, the Allies
have about half of the Island in
their control, the southern half.
Hard fighting has been encoun
tered in the northern part of the
Island, but it is only a question
of a short time until they will
have full control. Tnousands of
prisoners have been captured, in
cluding three Italian Generals.
In Russia, the Russians have
started a summer drive and are
pressing the Germans back from
one of their key cities, Orel, tak
ing several inhabited towns in
that section. From present ap
pearances, the city will be in Rus
sian hands shortly. In fact the
Russians are making a successful
drive along a 500 mile front, and
it appears as if they were on the
way to driving the Axis armies
out of Russia.
Loses Life While Wading
Charles Carroll McGrane, jr.,
nine, only son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles McGrane of Meadow
Grove, drowned Tuesday after
nObn while wading in a creek.
The boy stepped into a deep hole.
The elder McGrane found the
body 20 minutes later. Artifi
cial respiration was administered
for two hours. A younger sister,
Phyllis, and the boys grand
mother, Mrs. Lydia McGrane,
of Norfolk, also survive.—Omaha
World-Herald.
The boy’s father was a former
resident of this city, being em
ployed by the Ford Motor Com
pany as bookkeepr.
flies—a day for the jobless idler
to park in the shade and specu
late on conditions which seem fa
vorable for another rain, while
the wind plays across his shirt
less shoulders.
In a Memorial Day address in
1941 Col. Chas A. Lindberg threw
out the warning that our govern
ment’s foreign policy was involv
ing us in war that might last for
a generation. That speech turned
the country against the Lone
Eagle, who a few years before
had been taken to the great heart
of America as one of our heros.
There is nothing so unpalatable
as an unpleasant truth. And now
it is being hammered in from
sources not of the America First
Committee that we are in for a
| long war. Ramon Lavelle, the
Argentine diplomat to the court
i of the Rising Sun. closes his
story, ‘ Back From Tokyo,” with
this significant paragraph: ‘‘For,
let us never forget, the Japanese
will not be beaten by defeats in
the south Pacific islands, or the
East Indies, or even in the Philip
pines. They will not be beaten
until they are driven utterly from
i the continent of Asia, and their
; own homeland is invaded, over
run andmccupied.” Whether ap
proving or disapproving our coun
try’s course that has involved us
! in war, we are going to stand be
; hind our leaders to see it through,
maybe some wishing to reserve
I the privilege to cut loose on cer
I tain of them at a later date.
Band Concert Saturday
Evening At 8:15
1— Star Spangled Banner_*_
.. Key
2— March, “Bugles and Drums,
-Goldman
3— “The Waltz You Saved For
Me”_Gus Kahn, W. King
4— French Horn Duet, "Frey
schutz” ._ Weber
Robert Wallace and Helen
Kubitschek.
5— March, Novelty — “On the
Mali” —_Goldman
6— Vocal Solo—"My Buddy”—
- .Donaldson
Patti Keiser
7— March, “Chicago Tribune,”....
8— Popular, “Johnny Zero"_I
-_-—_Lawnhurst j
9— Overture “Omor Khayyam.”
. King
10— Hymn, “Rock of Ages” ...
-Hastings
11— March, “El Capitan”..
_ Sousa
Congressman Miller
Here Last Monday
Congressman A. L. Miller was
in the city Monday morning, com
ing up from Plainview that morn
ing, where he had spent Sunday
with his father. Congressman Mil
ler stopped here only a short time
that morning as he was on his
way to Ainsworth, where he was
to make an inspection of the Air
Base. He came back that after
noon, stopping at each town be
tween Ainsworth and O'Neill and
spent the evening here visiting
many old and new friends while
in the city.
Dr. Miller is serving his first
term in Congress, but in our opin
ion he is making a splendid rec
ord for a new member of the
lower branch of Congress. He
never forgets that he is repre
senting an agricultural and stock
raising section of this great state
and he is honestly trying to be of
value to the people of his district.
Martin-Quinn
Miss Alpha Martin of Arling
ton, Va., daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
C. E. Martin of Winner, S. D., be
came the bride of Edward F.
Quinn, Jr., Y 2-c, USNR, son of
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Quinn, Sr., of
O’Neill, in Holy Trinity church,
Washington, D. C., at 9 o’clock a.
m., July 10, 1943. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Andrew
Hofmann.
The bride wore a white shark
skin suit with a white organdy j
and lace jabot and white acces
sories. Her corsage was an orchid
with baby’s breath. She was giv-1
en away in marriage by Mr. F. D. |
Traver. Miss Leota Weggington,
also of Arlington, Va., was brides
maid. She was attired in a two-1
piece afternoon frock of blue
crepe and had a corsage of talis
man roses.
The groom wore the dress blue j
suit of the U. S. Navy. Jack Guy
ann of Washington, D. C., a friend
of the bride and groom, served as
best man.
Immediately following the cere
mony a wedding breakfast was
served at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. F. D. Traver, where the |
bride resides. A three-tier wed- j
ding cake decorated with a min-!
ature bride and groom centered i
the breakfast table.
The young couple took a short
wedding trip to Harper’s Ferry.:
West Va., after which they will
visit the homes of their parents.
For traveling the bride chose a
two-piece black dress and black
accessories.
Before enlisting in the Navy the
groom was employed by the U. j
S. Maritime Commission in Wash
ington, D. C. He will return short
ly to his post in Trinidad, B.W.I.,
where he has been stationed for
the past year. Mrs. Quinn has
been employed by the Board of
Economic Welfare for the past
two and one-half years and will
return soon to her duties in Wash
ington, DC. **
Yocum-Schacht
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Yocum re
ceived a telegram Tuesday from
their daughter, Irene announcing
that on Tuesday morning she had
been united in marriage to Andy
Schacht, U. S. A., son of Henry
Schacht of this city. The mar
riage was performed at San
Francisco, Cal. O’Neill friends of
both young people tender sincere
congratulations and best wishes.
The Weather
Tuesday was the hottest day of
the year in this section of the
state. The thermometer reached
104 in this city, according to the
government gauge and it reached
the same height in other sections
of the state. A shower here Tues
day evening that gave us .17 hun
dredths of an inch of moisture,
cooled the atmosphere consider
ably. Out in the Meek section
they had quite a rain that eve
ning, amounting to 1 ^ inches at
Midway, so we are informed. In
the northeast portion of the coun
ty they also had a good heavy
rain.
July 16_92 65
July 17 --82 58
July 18 . 85 63
July 19_95 60
July 20_104 68
July 21 88 68
July 22 88 60
Precipitation .17.
War Dept. Discloses
Details of Amphibious
Truck, “The Duck”
The Army’s newest and most
unique military vehicle—the am
phibian truck—is the latest sur
prise to be handed the Axis. This
remarkable vehicle is now in vol
ume production at the factories of
General Motors Truck and Coach.
A picture of “The Duck” appears
on another page of The Frontier.
The first description and photo
graph have just been released by
the War Department.
Christened “The Duck” by the
workmen on the assembly line,
this unique vehicle has the same
qualities of performance on or off
the road that distinguish the GMC
“6x6” military trucks, plus the
ability to run in and out of water
of any depth. Thus, it is as much
at home on water as on land.
Military regulations prevent
the disclosure of many of “The
Duck’s” detailed specifications,
but it can be revealed that the
boat-like body is mounted on the
standard 6-wheel drive chassis,
which is essentially the same as
furnished the Army for their bas
ic 2M-ton military transport and
cargo vehicle.
A water-tight steel hull encases
the truck frame assembly—below
which are mounted the springs,
spring brackets and wheels, thus
making the unit, to all intents
and purposes, a motorized boat
on wheels. Single tires are stand
ard on all six wheels.
On land, the unit can be driven
through all six wheels. In the
water, it is driven by a rear
mounted water propeller. The
axle and water propeller shafts
pierce the hull through sealed
tubes or openings. The steering
gear is connected to the rudder,
so that normal operation of the
steering wheel guides the vehicle
in water. The water propeller
thrust, which pushes the vehicle
through the water, is augmented
when desired by the revolution
of the driving wheels. Thus, the
driver, prior to entering or leav
ing the water, can shift controls
to provide a land and water drive
to avoid getting stuck. A winch
is mounted on the rear deck of
the vehicle in such a manner1 that
the cable can be used effectively
from either end.
It is impossible to give any ac
curate figures as to the number of
men who can be carried in this
vehicle. It will depend largely
upon the operation involved and
the immediate purpose for which
the vehicle is employed.
Essentially, the amphibian is
not a combat vehicle. It will, un
doubtedly, be used where speed is
essential in forcing a river cross
ing and will prove invaluable in
surprise landing operations where
shoals, reefs or sandbars are en
countered. which ordinarily ren
der the use of an assault boat
impracticable. It can also be used
effectively for unloading cargo
vessels or transporting men and
equipment from ships to shore
whenever desired. Unloading of
materials or supplies can be ac
complished with “The Duck” un
der conditions heretofore impos
sible.
The amphibian “duck,” travel
ing as it does on land or on water,
can readily surmount ordinary
difficulties without loss in speed
or maneuverability. Where bridge
heads must be forced, the am
phibian truck can render a stra
tegic service, enabling a foothold
to be established and the water
way to be eventually bridged for
the transporting of troops, ma
terial and the usual cargo that ac
companies an invading force. It
can also be used to advantage in
transporting troops and equip
ment quickly across streams,
marshes and rivers.
General Motors Truck & Coach
has indicated that the first of these
units was engaged in actual test
ing operations only 38 days after
receipt of the original Letter of
Patent from the War Department.
Good Run Of Hogs; Cattle
Receipts Light Monday
Receipts in the cattle division
tapered off this week as many
ranchers and farmers in the ter
ritory are busy with harvesting.
However, a good supply of hogs
showed up—around 550 head were
sold here. Cattle prices looked
about steady with a week aeo;
hog prices were fully a quarter
lower.
Calf supplies were negligible—
too few here to make a quotable
market. Likewise, supplies in the
yearling class were limited and
the quality of those represented
was only fair.
Good beef cows reached $12 00,
with the bulk of the supplies
ranging from $11.25 to $11.95.
Others not quite so good placed
from $10.50 to $11.00. Plainer
grades sold from $8.50 to $9.75,
with canners and cutters ranging
in price from $6.50 to $7.50. Good
bulls scaling 1350 pounds topped
at $12.80.
Hog prices slipped this week,
as heavy runs glutted the central
markets. The toppiest butchers
brought $13.00 here— that price
paid sparingly. Bulk of supplies
cashed at $12.80 to $12.90. Sows
sold .’rom $11.75 to $11.95. Feeder
oigs topped at $14.05. Next regu
lar auction will be held on Mon
day, July 26th.